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Nov. 11, 1930. G. H. ANGERT 1,781,043

TABLE Filed March 16. 1929 elevated position, I mount a gate 30 by meansV of spring hinges 3l, upon a stationary Cross bar'32 which has its ends secured to the side bars l1 of the frame- The spring hinges have aV tendency to move the gate kinto a verti- Acal position, and inthis position,jthe leaf 2O ywill restVv upon the horizontal upper edge of the Agate. l

f Another spring loutt hinge 33 isV mounted on'oneof the side edges'fofthe gate, with one WVhenv the'two halves ofthe topare pulled apart', .to theflimit ofextensionythepin 34 will "cause-the projectingrleaf of the spring hinge 33to swingonits pintle, to allow .the pin 34 vto move past this hinge. 'Aften-theA .pin has movedpastthe hinge 33the spring ofthe latter? will .force'its Vprojectingl leaf;

i into `the original position, andlin suoh posi- Callposition, into l-Inop'erating atable of this oharacter,let. usjassume that A,the parts :are inthe positions shownffin the drawing. Atf`suoh=tirne, the: .leafl 2OY will be lconcealed .within'i the table ktop,l t and willv be resting .upon the; sidehars ,v V11",.- Now,if the two'lhalves ofithe'tablelare tion', when the .table halves are: moved tof'- .ward one another, thepin Bwil-l abutagainstthe projecting leaf-of the hinge. 33,' andV act. `as lai cam` to. swing thesgate 30. fro1n its vertithe inclined position.shown.V 'f l mounted on `the frame, means for causing the lpulled apart, `the inclines .29 will elevate Vthe leaf `into its'highest position, and the "stop YAmembers 22 will come in Contact with the" kunder side ofg thegtwo lhalves' oftheiztahler top, and prevent any .furtheri upward innove-Y ment, while the gatewill swing intoy verti;

cal position, and .its upperA edge willengagef the? under side,v of the vlea-f, #and prevent; any

downwardy movement. Then'the-'two ,halves A'a'ndB will/be moved'towardfone another toeause thedowel pinslS ofthen tahlerhalf Y B, toienter `holes-ir1 one edgeofthe leaf, and; dowel vlpins' 36. atxjthe other edge ofthe leaf`,t.o enterholes 19in the edgeiofthehalfleaffeoncealedsthe two `yhalves wwillylrst he Thiswill .result in an unbrokenextension; topfsurface'., Y f v When theftop :is'tosbe contracted i pulled vapa-rt "to thelimit of-.eXte'nsioI'n'toL 'i separate the inner edges Vof theftlwo halves 'i 55 from thee side edges of the leaf, andfto cause the pin 34 to-.move,past zthe hinge l33.- 1 As the VVpin moves' past the hinge, Vit will cause wise direction, as viewed in Fig. Consequently, the leaf will bepermitted to descend onthe Vineline's 29 loy gravity, untillfthey leaf as the two halves c ontinuefto, move toward is lowered to its initial position, and then,-A

, 1() ,one another, theirinner edges will overlap fi theV leaf and eventually conceal 'the latter. V.Itinight be-mentioned at this point that thestrength ofthe springs 4of the hingesl is linsuiiieient'- to' .raise the 'leaf 20 vwithout the assistance ofthe `riserj hloeksf25, and,- ,therefore, the gate 8O Willnotvforcethe leaf n 20fupwardly after the raised portions of the riser bloekshavepassedto oppositesides of lFromthe foregoing,ifV it;` vbelieved. that the construction, r operation and r.advaifit ages\ ofthe invention may loereadilyunderstood,`

by thosey skilled inthe art, 'and it;is manifest that. changes may be madein the details dis-y close'dy. without Vdeparting?"fro1nthe lspirit Vof the invention, asexpressed in ythe claims.

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' l'. An extension table Comprising astation-V ary frame "including allv 0f .theupportng legs forthetahle, table top halvesfslidahlyf` two halvestomovein unison in opposite di- Connected, tothe frame, 'means for `raising said leaf intoalignmentwith the tops ofsaid halves when Vthelatter are ,rnoved away from one another,"v and movably moiintedspring; elevated 1 gate nc 'op erati ngj with the leafV for p holdingfthe latter in levated position. 1 An'eXtension table comprising a station- @ryeframeincluding all,` of the supportingv legs 'for the table, table tophalves slidably mounted on thefranie, a normally Aconcealed 'leaf inountedwithinthe. table top and mov-.-

ably Vconnected to the frame, means A for raising said leaf into alignmentwith the tops off `saidvhalvesY when-thelatter varemoved away lll) from one another, agate .pivotally mounted .on the frame'- and'adaptedtok secure the leaf in its elevated position, and spring means for moving the gate into securing position.

1Std/iii extension ytable lincluding a frame, I

table top halves slidaloly mounted Yon the ff fr-arn`-e a` normally concealed leaf mounted s within the `tahle top and movably connected tothe'frame, means for raising said leaf into alignment with the topsof saidfhalves when thelatterjaremoved away from one. another,

a gatepivotally mounted onthe frame land adapted to secure the leaf in itselevated pofl. An, extension table vin'crzluding a Vtable top halves `slidalely mounted on.r the frame, meanslferlausing theL two halv'esf'jto Y said halves for lowering the gate.

5. In an extension table of the concealed leaf type, table tophalves movable toward and away from eachother, a leaf normally concealed beneath said halves, means movable with the halves for elevating said leaf, a hinge gate adapted to be raised when the leaf is elevated, for securing the latter in elevated position, a spring pressed hinged abutment projecting from the gate, and a cooperating abutment movable with one of said halves for causing the spring pressed abutment to lower the gate when said halves are moved toward each other.

6. An extension table including a frame, table top halves slidably mounted on the fra-me, means for causing the two halves to move in Vunison in opposite directions whenever the operator moves one of said halves, an elevatable leaf normally concealed within said halves, riser blocks movable with said halves and adapted, when the halves are moved apart, to raise said leaf, a gate cooperating with the leaf for holding the latter in elevated position, hinge means connecting the gate to the frame, spring means for raising said gate, means movable with one of said halves for lowering the gate, and stop meinbers carried by the leaf and engagea-ble with the under side of said halves to limit theupward movement of said leaf. s

7. An extension table including a frame, table top halves slidably mounted on the frame, means for causing the two halves to move in unison in opposite directions whenever the operator moves one of said halves, an elevatable leaf normally concealed within said halves, riser blocks movable with .said halves and adapted, when the halves are moved apart, to raise said leaf, a gate cooperating with the leaf for holding the latter Vin elevated position, hingevmeans connecting the gate to the frame, spring means for raising said gate, means movable with one of said halves for lowering the gate, and hinge means connecting said leaf to said frame.

V8. An extension table comprising a stationary frame including the supporting legs for the table, table top halves slidably mounted on the frame, means for causing the two halves to move in unison in opposite directions whenever the operator manipulates one of said halves, an elevatable leaf normally concealed within said halves, means actuated by the halves for elevating said leaf, a gate mounted on the frame and cooperating with the leaf'for holding the latter in elevated position, hinge means connecting the gate tok the frame, springs means for raising said gate, and means movable with one of said halves for lowering the gate to permit the'v leaf to descend to a position below the tops of said halves. Y i

9. An extension table comprising astationary frame, table top members slidably mounted on the frame, means for causing said members to move in unison in opposite direc- '4 tions whenever the operator manipulates oney of said members, an elevatable leaf normally concealed within said members, means actu'- ated by saidmembers for elevating said leaf,

a hinged gate member mounted on the frame and cooperating with the leaf for holding the f latter in elevated position, aspring hinge mounted on one of said members, and an abutment mounted on another one of said members and cooperating with the spring hinge for lowering said gate when the table top members are moved relatively to each other. Y

10. An extension table comprising a stationary frame, table top members slidably mounted von the frame, means for causing the table top members tomove in unison in opposite directions whenever the operator manipu` lates either one of said members, an elevatable leaf normally concealed Within saidl members, means actuated by movement of the members for elevating said leaf, a gate hingedly mounted on the frameand cooperatingwith the leaf for holding the latter in elevated position, a spring hinge secured to the gate and projecting from one edge of the latter, and an abutment pin mounted on yone Y ered position when the table top members A Y are moved toward each other.

GEORGE H. ANGERT.' 

